Destroying Nature Essay

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Nature is defined by Oxford Dictionary as “the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations” (Oxford Dictionary). It is often seen with adjectives such as beautiful, awaking, fragrant, and many more. So, if nature is all of these wondrous things, then why are we so adamant in destroying it? There are four main ways humans are damaging the ecosystem, and they include: deforestation, consumption of animal products, hunting, and pollution. The nature advocacy advertisement created for Robin Wood, leader of Environmental Agency, remarkably and simply displays nature and the current ruining of it by deforestation. The …show more content…
It states that “Destroying nature is destroying life.” This shows the entire point of the ad and is written plainly as a fact. It brings people to call themselves to action by thinking that they should be doing something about the environmental issues. In addition, it provides a gateway for onlookers to examine their lifestyle, and how they are affecting the environment. Some people may think twice about throwing their trash on the ground and remember the consequences of damaging the only thing that is keeping us alive, earth. Thus, it’s saying that one person, no matter what the action, can help nature flourish again by doing their part. Things such as recycling, planting a tree driving, hybrid vehicles, and becoming involved in major organizations. The text is in plain black and not bolded. This is because the viewer is supposed to direct their attention directly to the picture and then read the text. They both directly correlate, but in this case, the picture is speaking louder than the words. The text is also placed at the bottom of the page, in the right hand corner. This is because the picture is supposed to speak for itself, and therefore, should grasp your attention before the words do. It is in the right hand corner because we read things left to right, and ensures that the words will be the last thing you see in the advertisement …show more content…
Although, there is little text and logical reasoning for the advertisement as to why are we killing the only thing that is keeping us alive. If you think about it, it is an intelligent statement to make. This proves that people are essentially killing themselves. Support for the argument is displayed very clearly and allows the viewer to take a more heavily approach. Also, the company Robin Wood provides us with a more logical argument. This company is an environmental advocacy company. This company fights for the rights of animals and nature and raises awareness on saving the environment. They all come together to help you question whether we are doing the right thing by taking all nature had to offer and not doing anything

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